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Pricing Supplement dated: 9/14/2000 Rule 424 (b) 3
to Prospectus dated June 6, 2000 File No. 333-84179
HOMESIDE LENDING, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTE - FLOATING RATE
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Principal Amount: $ 75,000,000 Initial Interest Rate: 6.785%
Agent's Discount or Commission: $ 187,500 Original Issue Date: 9/14/2000
Net Proceeds to Issuer: $ 74,812,500 Stated Maturity Date: 9/16/2002
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Calculation Agent: BANK OF NEW YORK
Interest Calculation:
[X] Regular Floating Rate Note [ ] Floating Rate/Fixed Rate Note
[ ] Inverse Floating Rate Note (Fixed Rate Commencement Date):
(Fixed Interest Rate): % (Fixed Interest Rate): %
Interest Rate Basis:
[ ] CD Rate [ ] Prime Rate [ ] Federal Funds Rate
[ ] Commercial Paper Rate [X] Libor [ ] Treasury Rate
[ ] CMT Rate [ ] 11th District Cost of Funds Rate
If Libor, Designated Libor page: If CMT Rate:
[ ] Reuters Page Designated CMT Telerate Page
[X] Telerate Page: 3750 Designated CMT Maturity Index:
Designated Libor Currency: USD
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Initial Interest Reset Date: 9/14/2000 Spread (+/-): + 12.5 bps
Interest Reset Date(s): each 3/16, 6/16, 9/16, 12/16, commencing 12/16/2000 Spread Multiplier: N/A
Interest Payment Date(s): each 3/16, 6/16, 9/16, 12/16, commencing 12/16/2000 Maximum Interest Rate: % N/A
Index Maturity: 3 MONTH Minimum Interest Rate: % N/A
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Day Count Convention
[X] Actual/360 for the period from 9/14/2000 to 9/16/2002.
[ ] Actual/Actual for the period from to
[ ] 30/360 for the period from to
Redemption:
[X] The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
[ ] The Notes may be redeemed prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
Initial Redemption Date:
Initial Redemption Percentage: ____%
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction: ____% until Redemption Percentage
is 100% of Principal Amount.
Repayment:
[X] The Notes cannot be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
[ ] The Notes can be repaid prior to the Stated Maturity Date at the option
of the holder of the Notes.
Original Issue Discount: [ ] Yes [X] No
Total Amount of OID: Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period:
Form: [X] Book Entry [ ] Certificated
Agent: MERRILL LYNCH & Co.
Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
[X] Agent [ ] Principal
If as principal:
[ ] The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to prevailing
market prices at the time of resale.
[ ] The Notes are being offered at a fixed public offering price of
___ % of principal amount.
If as agent:
[X] The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price
of 100% of Principal Amount.
Other/Additional Provisions:
